Get to know Steve Thompson

BIO

Edmonton McClung deserves to be represented by someone with integrity and ethics, someone who will fight to achieve better VALUE for your tax dollar.

Steve is a husband, a father of 3 daughters, an entrepreneur, and a volunteer who serves and lives in Edmonton McClung.

Born into a military family, Steve lived in Quebec and Alberta before settling in Ontario for his school years. After McMaster University in Hamilton, where he studied chemistry, Steve and his family have called Edmonton McClung home for 25 years.

Steve has managed and owned Alberta companies in the retail and service sector. They have ranged from 250 employees to sole proprietorships. He has trained and mentored hundreds of people and achieved a high level of success throughout his career. Steve's years of executive small business experience have provided him with the experience to re-energize small business as the engine of the Edmonton and Alberta economies. Low taxes, efficient regulation and a business-friendly government are the basic building blocks for attracting investment, creating jobs and getting Albertans back to work.

Political background

Politically, Steve has been an active conservative for many years, at both the provincial and federal levels.

Federally, he has been a member of the Conservative Party of Canada, Canadian Alliance, Reform, and federal PC party. He has volunteered on campaigns for MPs Kelly McCauley, Rona Ambrose and James Rajotte.

Provincially, Steve has been involved with both the PC Party (Klein years) and the Wildrose Party. He has been a board president, regional organizer and candidate in the 2015 provincial election. Steve organized numerous successful political fundraisers and events in Edmonton and was honoured to be awarded “volunteer of the year” in 2016.

Currently, Steve is a founding director of the United Conservative Party Edmonton McClung Constituency Association, after successfully organizing Edmonton rallies, attracting new members and helping unite the Wildrose and the PC parties.

Standing up for free enterprise, government transparency and responsible use of your tax dollars and with his demonstrated leadership Steve will make a positive contribution as Edmonton McClung’s MLA representative in our provincial government.

Family and community

Steve is a husband, a father of 3 daughters, an entrepreneur, and a volunteer who serves and lives in Edmonton McClung.